System and Methods for Recommending a Media Asset Relating to a Character Unknown to a User

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the recommendation for the media asset to the device is performed in response to determining that a user profile associated with the device indicated a preference for the character.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the video characteristics of the character are facial characteristics of the character, and wherein the determining whether the character appears in the at least one video frame of the respective media segment uses facial recognition techniques.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the input/output circuitry is configured to transmit the recommendation for the media asset to the device in response to the control circuitry determining that a user profile associated with the device indicated a preference for the character.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the video characteristics of the character are facial characteristics of the character, and wherein the control circuitry is configured to determine whether the character appears in the at least one video frame of the respective media segment by using facial recognition techniques.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions cause the control circuitry to transmit the recommendation for the media asset to the device in response to determining that a user profile associated with the device indicated a preference for the character.